Mid-Atlantic Plane Station is Tested

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

194A

Date Released

23 Feb 1933

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Malcolm Campbell Does 272.108 MPH
2. 2Society Beauty Has Brilliant Wedding
3. 3RAF Gives Display before King Fuad
4. 4Masculine Attire is Woman’s Fancy Now
5. 5Mid-Atlantic Plane Station is Tested
6. 6The Queen Pays Visit to Industries Fair

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mid Atlantic Plane Station Is Tested. DESCRIPTION: SS Westfallen is tried out at Bremerhaven as fuel ship for air liners on South Atlantic hop. SHOTLIST: Long shot of ship as sea. Large crane at stern of same. Flying boat alongside. Crane hauls plane from water and onto deck. Shot of flying boat on deck with engines revving up. Close shot of pilot in cockpit of machine. Pan shot down to catapulting apparatus. Plane catapulted and flies off into distance.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Aviation

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2267

Length of story (in feet)

89

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